abbaino
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ligurian abaìn, abæn. Compare abate (“abbot”) (slate dormers had the same grey color of an abbot's habit).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abbaino m (plural abbaini)
- dormer (room)
- dormer window
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
abbaino
- inflection of abbaiare:
Further reading edit
- abbaino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana